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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Julie, my atlas shows that piano to =
have been made
in early 1930.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As for the ivories, no, it's probably =
better to
have plastic keys than a whole lot of bare wood if you don't have spare =
ivory
heads to replace them with. Unless you're very comfortable replacing key =
tops,
you could always send them out to be done by some of the people who =
specialise
in it. There are ads in the Journal. You'll probably want to have =
the
bushings done at the same time.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hope that helps, I'm sure others will =
chime in hear
too.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kevin.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, October 24, 2003 =
8:29
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Ivories/work on a =
Hazelton
grand</DIV>
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Greetings,<BR>
<BR> As a rookie tuner, I cannot =
spring
for a Pierce Piano Atlas just yet. A church has a 7' Hazelton =
grand. The
serial is #26446. Would someone look up what year was this made? I saw =
on the
internet that some of these Hazeltons are resorable and sought after, =
since
they were a pretty good quality
piano.<BR><BR> The action & =
pedals'
box needs about 30 hours of shop work to get the action into a =
playable
condition. Soundboard is half toasted, (not the best resonance) =
but when
you play it, its decent. I told them usually, only Steinways =
have
soundboard replaced and it would not be worth it. So without having =
the board
replaced, they'd possibly prefer to fix it to playable at this =
time.
Then I saw on the internet that some of these Hazeltons are
restored.<BR><BR> Also, the =
keytops
are ivories and 19 of the head pieces are missing. I am thinking =
of
totally replacing the keytops with plastic. Would this be a sacrelige? =
What
does one do with the old ivories? Pack up the tusk and give it to them =
for
future possible restoration, or sell to reclaim and give them credit? =
How does
this work? The furniture on this piece is pretty banged up. =
Suggestions on
what to do?<BR><BR>Thanx,<BR>Julie Gottschall<BR>Reading, PA</FONT>
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